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Demographic effects on the use of genetic options for the control of mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki

R. E. Thresher, M. Canning and N. J. Bax, Ecological Applications, 23:801-814. 2013.

This study tests the sensitivity of genetically based pest control options based on sex ratio distortion to intra-and intersexual aggressive interactions that affect male and female survival and fitness. Data on these interactions and their impacts were gathered for the ...
Keywords: autocidal, control, female fitness, gambusia-holbrooki, genetic biocontrol, Genetic control, intrasexual aggression, invasive, male harassment, models, mosquitofish, multiple loci, pest control, poecilia-latipinna, population dynamics, population viability, sex-ratio, species, sterile insect technique, sterile male release program, Trojan Y, western mosquitofish